Yup, I got the two Standards screwed up, not as familiar with the railroad biz as I am tractor world.

Ted, there is an operational 60 CM line here in Southern Wisconsin with terrain similar to what the US Army was up against in the Verdun area- we're down to a 4.8 max grade I think after our 1998 rebuild. We run a 1943 Henschell 10 ton at the moment, a 8 ton is under restoration.

I've volunteered/worked for the McCormick-International Harvester over 20 years now, and was instrumental in getting the older tractor blueprints out of Case IH, work with the folks doing the restoration of the pre-1922 tractors, and in some cases, recreations of models no longer existant.

Never been to Cantigny but I certainly know the history of the place and the "other" branches of the McCormick family, one of the causes of the split being steam traction engine manufacture....

I do have a request in for drawings.

sleepermonster

Post subject: Re: WW I Railroaders

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:54 am

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You may be interested to know that the restored baldwin 10-12-D 4-6-0t recently made a visit to Bachmann UK to be displayed and measured. There is talk of a model in 009 - 4mm scale, 9mm track.

Tim

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Post subject: Re: WW I Railroaders

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:56 pm

Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:07 pmPosts: 520Location: B'more Maryland

This may be of some interest.Kalmbach, the hobby publisher, is releasing a book on "Model Railroads Go to War", written by Bernard Kempinski.

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